Formation mechanism of TiC by mechanical alloying
- 21 November 1994
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 65 (21) , 2666-2668
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.112596
Abstract
Titanium carbide (TiC) has been synthesized by mechanically alloying the elemental powder mixture of titanium and graphite at composition of Ti1−xCx (x=0.35, 0.43, 0.50). Under the employed milling condition, the formation of TiC has been found to undergo an abrupt, exothermic reaction. The final product is TiC for x=0.43 and 0.50, and TiC+Ti (small amount) for x=0.35. It is suggested that this reaction appears to be a self‐sustained high‐temperature synthesis process. The initial milling stage seems to be an incubation duration for the reaction, and the mechanical impacts to be the ignition of the following abrupt reaction. It is believed that this type of reaction is an important mechanism for mechanical alloying of the highly exothermic alloy systems.Keywords
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